The former Cumberland Presbyterian church looks good on the inside since volunteers spruced it up, and already it’s become a center for community events.
Deal proposed to save Cumberland Church
Written September 26th, 2019 by Hasso Hering
The 127-year-old building of the former Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Albany may be saved and moved after all — if conditions outlined by the city council Wednesday can be turned into an actual deal.
Cumberland church: Bigger costs on horizon
Written August 17th, 2019 by Hasso Hering
It’s been more than a year since the Albany City Council voted to try to get rid of the former Cumberland Presbyterian Church it owns at Main Street and Santiam Road. Volunteers have been working on saving the building, and now the council faces a decision on whether to spend money on major repairs.
The old Cumberland Church in lights
Written December 3rd, 2018 by Hasso Hering
At the end of a long and tedious work session of the Albany City Council Monday, Councilman Ray Kopczynski mentioned that Christmas lights had been installed at the former Cumberland Church. Now that, I thought, was worth taking a look.
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Tags: cumberland church, Ray Kopczynski, Save Our Cumberland Association
Tags: cumberland church, Ray Kopczynski, Save Our Cumberland Association
Doomed or not: Inside Cumberland Church
Written July 29th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Last time I saw the inside of the former Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Albany it was a jumbled mess, used for storage and not much else. As the video below shows, on Saturday the inside was still old and worn, but picked up and clean.
Headway on church move and PO
Written July 24th, 2017 by Hasso Hering
The mayor’s work group on historic Albany properties is making headway on its two projects: moving and restoring the former Cumberland Presbyterian Church and contacting the Postal Service about finding another site for its downtown post office.
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Land deal proposed for old church
The historic former Cumberland Presbyterian Church has periodically occupied the Albany Council for the last 20 years. Now it’s on the agenda again.
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